houses with a bad past

[charlieinthehaystack]

just wondering if anyone has ever viewed a house or even bought a house in which serious crime such as murder has been committed? I watched a documentary about it and I must admit I shuddered when one couple said there were many stains on the floorboards and in the bath which had to be redone but I must admit there is a lovely house now for them but even so ......

A house on our street was the site of a pretty horrible murder suicide involving children. I remember wondering who on earth would want to buy it (it was fairly notorious). Turns out a young family who got it cheap due to the history and are now years later very happy there and have made it a beautiful family home.

No but I wouldn’t have a problem with buying one.

id want to know though because even though it doesn’t matter and the Uk is so old that so many of our houses have histories that most people don’t know I’d find it wierd to find out after the fact.

There is a world famous house in our town. Still council. The people who live in it must sign to say they don’t mind footfall and tv appearances as it’s still featured on documentaries. Personally I don’t believe it’s spooky past but loads do. And it’s still not “nice” if you see what I mean.

@SisterAgatha the Enfield house by any chance?

I watched the Scissor Sisters murder docu on Prime recently (two sisters and a mum murdered a man and cut his body up basically). They filmed outside the house where it all happened and the house had clearly been done up so is obviously owned by somebody else. Grim

I know most of our houses have histories though really - mine is from the early 1800s so people must've died here.

Have a look on YouTube or online for Japan's "stigmatised properties". In Japan properties in which someone has met an unfortunate end have to be specifically advertised and sold/rented out separately to other houses on the market. They're a lot cheaper. Once a person has lived there and not met a tragic end, the house is no longer "stigmatised".

It is and we know children live there, it must be so intrusive. A death in the house fair enough but a murder or something sensation that will bring and audience for years to come, not so much.

it was just on TV the other day.

My friend bought a house where the previous owner was murdered in the property. I’m into a bit of woo but there’s no bad vibes there or anything imo, she does like to mention they never found the murder weapon though, I’m half expecting her to say it’s turned up in the garden! She has tried to sell twice in the last 5 years with no luck though- one of the neighbours said it would never sell because all the locals know a murder happened there or it would have to sell cheaply, so there’s still a stigma.

My house is 130ish years old, don’t know what’s happened to previous residents, everywhere will have a history!

Ours was built in 1772 and was the original 'Poor House' in the area so must have had numerous deaths from disease, poverty and crime in both adults and children. Probably a some burials on the site too.
We've been here 23 years and have brought three children up, never had a bad vibe at all.
But I can understand people feeling wary where there has been a specific tragedy.

This house was bought and some up after the horrific murders and the fire that took place inside.

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/house-three-generations-same-family-25495262.amp

This is fascinating. A new rabbit hole for me to get lost down. I do love a good rabbit hole. There goes my evening! 😊

obviously lots of houses of a certain age would have a history of births maybe and deaths but murder houses really would make me feel a bit unsure.